Saturday, 15 June 2013

I've been meaning to open an Etsy shop for a while, to go with the Folksy one, and I've finally got around to it. There are a few items on there - a selection of my favourites from Little Lovely Stuff. I'll gradually add to it, so that both shops carry the same range. The idea is hopefully that Etsy reaches a wider audience.

Monday, 3 June 2013

I got a book out of the library recently about crochet blocks. Who doesn't like crochet blocks? Trouble was, everything I tried needed altering one way or another because the patterns just didn't work. Whether that was down to me getting something wrong, or the pattern being written wrong, I don't know. However, I made my alterations and wrote the pattern down the way it worked for me.

Both of these blocks are lovely flower patterns, and really versatile. Decorations on a top, bag or skirt? Tick. Coaster? Tick. Flower garlands? Tick! The eight-petalled flower could even be joined together as a throw or shawl. I've worked them in Paton's 100% Cotton 4 ply with a 3.00 mm hook, and it works perfectly.

All these will be going on my Folksy shop later on, when I've got them measured up.

I've also started a new cushion cover, in my ongoing bid to brighten up our living room. I made a cover for the chair in the extension, from a pattern in Inside Crochet Issue 36.

It worked really well with that Rowan Lenpur Linen yarn I had, and the colours match the scheme there really well. I had an idea, though, that if I took the central two squares and used them as blocks, then I could build an interesting fabric from that, so here's the start of that project.

One block...

Five blocks...

Each block seems to be a little less than 10 cm, so 16 blocks and an edging should make one side of a 40 cm cushion cover. That's the current plan, anyway. We'll see how it works out.

About Me

I'm Ali, living in the West Midlands in the UK with my husband and two mad cats. I'm a musician, reader, writer and obsessive crocheter. I have a Folksy shop, also called Little Lovely Stuff, where a lot of the things I make are for sale - click on the link below to go there - and I'm happy to take commissions and orders - just leave a comment!
Little Lovely Stuff on Folksy / @AliB138 on Twitter.